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I'd be curious to know how municipalities are planning in order to meet these goals -
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What is the expectation <br>
for building heating options? or<br>
for municipal vehicle options (esp. police and highway cars / trucks / tractors)?<br>
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- Doug.<br>
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Douglas Finn, Administrative Assistant<br>
Town of Westhampton<br>
1 South Road<br>
Westhampton, MA 01027<br>
413-203-3086<br>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Hello MassPlanners:</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Town of Athol is working on a Municipal Decarbonization Plan, which is being designed to meet the<span style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important"> Commonwealth's
goals in their recent 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap that calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 and 85% by 2050.</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We have a new member on our local Energy Committee. He's extremely passionate about reducing Carbon (C) emissions and wishes
to see the Town reduce C emissions further and on a quicker timeframe than the Commonwealth's goals. He's also interested in a Bylaw approach to codify the reductions. </span>
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<div style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I wanted to see any examples of Massachusetts communities who have already adopted a Plan and/or Bylaw with any more specific Carbon reduction targets that are in the MA 2050<span> </span><span style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Decarbonization<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span>Roadmap.
If so, could you please share that info with me? So far, I do have info from Northampton already.</div>
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<div style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Thank you!</div>
<span style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Eric</span></div>
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<span style="">Eric R. Smith, AICP </span></p>
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<span style="">584 Main Street, </span></p>
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<span style="">Athol, MA 01331 </span></p>
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<span style="">(978) 721-8500 ext. 517 </span></p>
<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">esmith@townofathol.org </span></font></div>
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